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Pull off a perfect, unimpeded fall through space: it is the very simplicity of LISA Pathfinder's central goal that makes it one of the most technologically demanding missions in ESA's history.
A pair of metal test masses will float free inside the spacecraft 1.5 million km away from Earth, cut off as much as possible from all external forces – even the faint magnetic influence of LISA Pathfinder itself.
Accordingly LISA Pathfinder, due to launch in mid 2013, has to be among the most magnetically 'clean' and stable spacecraft ever flown.
To succeed, the mission has extremely stringent requirements to limit any disturbance of the test masses by magnetic materials or effects. Having first characterised these effects, designers sought to minimise them. A follow-up test phase ensured these precautions worked as planned.
For past ESA missions like Ulysses and Cluster where magnetic effects were an issue any susceptible instrument was placed on a boom away from the main spacecraft body. That is not an option in this case: to keep the test masses shielded from the external universe, they have to sit right at the spacecraft's heart.
Instead the mission has been designed and tested from the beginning with magnetic cleanliness in mind, explained Laurent Trougnou, LISA Pathfinder's magnetic engineer: "There were two aspects to keep in mind: firstly the magnetic properties of the test masses had to be kept as low as possible – ideally down to nothing, the same as empty space, though of course in reality this could not be so.
"Secondly the magnetic environment within the spacecraft had to be kept well under control."
The test masses needed to be as dense as possible while also possessing minimal sensitivity to magnetic fields. The team considered various materials but their studies finally led them to a combination of gold and platinum as the best solution. The resulting masses were virtually immune to magnetism. But 'virtually' was not precise enough for the mission's ultra-strict perturbation budget.
Magnetic testing required European odyssey
So to detect the residual magnetic properties of their test masses, the team turned to specialist European facilities for help, starting with France's International Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, BIPM) in Sèvres outside Paris.
Entrusted with ensuring the uniformity of the kilogram and other international standard units, the BIPM is expert in devising one-of-a-kind measurement experiments.
Over two days in October 2006 the 2kg cubes were placed above small magnets set onto microbalances. A repulsive effect between each test mass and its magnet caused a slight change in the microbalance reading, as a way of measuring their 'magnetic susceptibility' – essentially their induced tendency to magnetise in the presence of strong magnetic fields. Their magnetic susceptibility turned out to be extremely small: roughly the same order of magnitude as that of water.
The next step was to measure the magnitude and direction of their innate magnetism in the absence of any magnetic field . To accurately evaluate this 'magnetic moment' the test masses would have to be removed from all background magnetism, including Earth's own magnetic field.
The team took them to the single most magnetically-shielded room on Earth, part of Germany's national standards institute, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, (PTB) in Berlin – engineering models of the test masses were tested there in February 2007, with trials repeated for the flight models in July 2009.
Known as the BMSR-2, this is a chamber built like a set of Russian dolls out of seven separate shells of magnetically-resistant MuMetal – each one thicker than the last – plus a final layer of aluminium. Built on a 6m-thick concrete layer to dampen vibration, it is also fitted with compensating magnetic coils to cancel out any temporary variations in Earth's magnetic field.
Often used to measure the faint 'bio-magnetism' given out by bodily tissue or brain synapses, BMSR-2 is equipped with superconducting measuring systems cooled by liquid helium to within four degrees of absolute zero to attain the extreme sensitivity required. Such 'Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices' (SQUIDs) were vital to establish the magnetic moment of the test masses.
"The measurements were sensitive enough to tell even when a truck was driving in the chamber's vicinity," said Mr Trougnou. "Even so it still required some clever physics to accurately acquire the test masses' magnetic moment."
It turned out that each 2kg test mass had a magnetic moment about a thousand times lower than a standard, supposedly non-magnetic stainless steel screw."
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Smell that? Cinnamon, mixed with a hint of clove and a bit of ginger? It's the smell of fall fighting really hard to make its entry into Southern California. I love fall and so I felt obliged to help it along today by baking till our hearts were content, lighting my favorite fall candle and completing the transformation of our home into a spooky Halloween Haunt.
The other day I discovered that TJ's carries sweet potato puree, which
makes the recipe even easier to make.
makes the recipe even easier to make.
I planned to just make the donuts but then Miss T asked to make muffins too, so again I fell back on DD and made the banana-peanut butter muffins mixed with carrot puree. The thing I love about the DD baked goods is not so much that I'm "hiding" good stuff in them, but that by adding the puree it makes them so amazingly moist. They did not disappoint the ghouls and goblins in my house!
My absolute favorite candle of all time are the Aspen Bay Pineapple Pinecone candles. I bought mine a couple of weeks ago and it's been sitting in the box waiting for the right moment to be lit, but in the meantime it's delicious scent made its way throughout the house. You can get yours at Chartreuse in Los Alamitos
All these things made it the absolute perfect day to complete our Halloween scape. I have to admit that I have not always been the biggest fan of Halloween decor. Quite frankly I found it to be a little garish, but I have been inspired the last few years by my mother in-law. She has the ability to transform her house into a Halloween wonderland and the children absolutely love it; walking through the house and looking at all the nooks and crannies for treasures. I have been working on perfecting the right balance between spookiness, fun and even a little bit pretty. With some handmade paper bats, I feel happy I have achieved just the right mood for our home.
I did most of this last night and today at nap-time. When the kids woke up they just walked through the house transfixed with all the little decorations. Tay said "gee mommy, you have been busy!" Yes, indeed little girl, yes, indeed.
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Cape Town - Warriors batsman Christiaan Jonker has been named as a new cap in the Proteas squad for the three-match ODI Series against Zimbabwe which starts at the end of this month.
The squad also features the return of fast bowler Dale Steyn after an injury-enforced layout, whose last appearance in this format was two years ago when he played in four of the five matches in the famous home series whitewash of Australia, as well as first choice spinner Imran Tahir who was rested for the recent Sri Lanka series and who has been in sparkling form in the current Caribbean Premier League T20 competition.
Quinton de Kock and David Miller are being rested to give the selectors the opportunity to explore other options in broadening the talent pool for the World Cup next year.
The selectors have also named teenage talent Matthew Breetzke to join the squad as a learning experience. He represented South Africa at this year's ICC under-19 World Cup in New Zealand and had a good SA Emerging Tour to Sri Lanka.
The T20 Series will see the Proteas debut of Highveld Lions batsman Rassie van der Dussen and Warriors batsman Gihahn Cloete.
Faf du Plessis has been named in both squads, subject to fitness assessments. If he is unable to play in either of them, a replacement captain will be named nearer the time.
"Faf continues to make a recovery from the shoulder injury he suffered in Sri Lanka," commented Dr. Mohammed Moosajee, Proteas manager and team doctor.
"It is a week by week case and a call will be made in due course," he added.
"The selection of Christiaan Jonker is part of the ongoing process of our Vision 2019," commented CSA National Selection Panel (NSP) convener Linda Zondi.
"He had an outstanding debut in the T20 format against India and we want to see whether he can convert that finishing form into the longer white-ball format as well.
"We have also recalled Khaya Zondo to the ODI squad as another part of the pool broadening process. He had an outstanding quadrangular series for SA A in India against high quality opposition, scoring our only century and having a strike rate of 95.
"We still have ODI series after this one against Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as we get closer to finalising our likely World Cup squad.
"We are resting Kagiso Rabada from the T20 Series as he has a very busy season ahead of them.
"Part of our selection strategy," added Zondi, "has been to blood newcomers first at T20 level. We have done this in the past with the likes of Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Jonker and Junior Dala, and we are continuing that process with Gihahn Cloete and Rassie van der Dussen. Cloete was another to have a strike rate in excess of 90 for SA A in India while Van der Dussen has had an impressive run of form in recent T20 Franchise tournaments around the world.
"Another part of our strategy going forward is to identify exciting, young talent such as Matthew Breetzke and assimilate them into the Protea culture at a young age. We have done this successfully in the past with the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Ngidi and Mulder, among others and this is a continuation of that process.
"Our national captain, Faf du Plessis, will be personally taking Breetzke under his wing."
Proteas ODI squad:
Faf du Plessis (Titans, captain), Hashim Amla (Cape Cobras), JP Duminy (Cape Cobras), Reeza Hendricks (Highveld Lions), Imran Tahir (Dolphins), Christiaan Jonker (Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), Wiaan Mulder (Highveld Lions), Lungisani Ngidi (Titans), Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Kagiso Rabada (Highveld Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Dale Steyn (Titans), Khaya Zondo (Dolphins).
Proteas T20 squad:
Faf du Plessis (Titans, captain), Gihahn Cloete (Warriors), Junior Dala (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Titans), JP Duminy (Cape Cobras), Robbie Frylinck (Dolphins), Imran Tahir (Dolphins), Christiaan Jonker (Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), David Miller (Dolphins), Lungisani Ngidi (Titans), Dane Paterson (Cape Cobras), Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Rassie van der Dussen (Highveld Lions).
September 30: 10:00, 1st ODI, Diamond Oval, Kimberley (Day)
October 3: 13:00, 2nd ODI, Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (D/N)
October 6: 13:00, 3rd ODI, Boland Park, Paarl (D/N)
October 9: 18:00, 1st T20 International, Buffalo Park, East London (D/N)
October 12: 18:00, 2nd T20 International, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom (D/N)
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Ninety-two dogs were abandoned along country roads in Denton County, Texas, over a period of two nights. KXAS's Scott Gordon reports.
The Humane Society of North Texas is offering a $500 reward for information on who dumped 92 dogs along country roads in Denton County Monday and Tuesday nights.
Police in Flower Mound found 51 Maltese mixed-breed dogs late Monday night along a country road near Highway 377 and Stonecrest Road.
Then, late Tuesday night, 41 dogs -- mostly Cavalier King spaniels -- were found along a rural road near Sanger.
The Humane Society believes both cases are related -- probably the operators of a puppy mill who no longer want to breed the animals under a strict new state law.
"Unfortunately, there are a few of these really bad breeders who know they're not going to pass inspections and are trying to get out of the business fast," said Peggy Brown, coordinator of community outreach and education for the Humane Society.
The dogs rescued in Flower Mound are being housed in that city's animal shelter.
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All of the animals are filthy and may have lived under horrible conditions.
"Unfortunately, with a lot of these puppy mill dogs, their feet may have never touched the ground," Brown said. "They could have spent their whole lives in cages."
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Volunteers will bathe the animals in the next few days before putting them up for adoption.
"It's really heartbreaking," Brown said. "Hopefully, we can change their lot in life and give them a better future than their past has been."
Anyone interested in adopting the dogs can contact the Humane Society of North Texas in Fort Worth at 817-332-HSNT or the city animal shelter in Flower Mound at 972-874-6390.
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After reading countless blogs and watching YouTube videos that compare the Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer and Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel, I finally went ahead to get the Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel as a face primer. I've tried the Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer at our local Sephora before and I didn't really like that it ended up slightly flakey on my skin. I thought I might as well give the Monistat one a try since it's much cheaper. I'm really glad I did!
I didn't even bother looking around for it in Singapore because well, at this point in time of blogging, not a lot of US makeup brands are readily available to us. If not for Sephora planting its biggest Southeast Asia's store in Singapore, I'd never even have the chance to try out US products.
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Incredibly small price to pay for something similar to (or even better than) the mainstream Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer, which costs U$32.00 (1 oz). Having found this, I shall never throw money at expensive face primer brands again.
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It comes out of the tube in gel form but turns into a silky smooth consistency the moment you apply it on your face. It glides on really well so that makeup can glide on and stay on. To makeup last the entire day, a face primer is extremely important. Also, a little goes a long way. Read: How to apply face primer quickly.
3. Main ingredient is Dimethicone = Awesome oil mattifier
The Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel contains a form of nontoxic silicone – Dimethicone – , just like in Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer. Everything Smashbox has, Monistat also has (okie, except for pretty packaging~), but for a tiny fraction of the price. HOORAY for Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel!!
Upon application, because it dries to a powder finish, the resulting matte finish does not leave a greasy residue on my face nor fingers. The great thing about Dimethicone in a face primer is that it prevents secreted oil to surface, at the same time preventing your face makeup from getting in directly to your skin. It acts as a barrier between your skin and cosmetics products, thereby protecting it.
While it keeps my face from being overly shiny, it only keeps it matte for about till late afternoon. WHICH IS AWESOME ENOUGH! Nothing can suppress my incredibly active oil glands in this sunny side of the world and to be able to be shine-free till late afternoon is quite an achievement. I need only use a blotting paper to lightly get rid of the shine without having my makeup fall apart.
4. Fantastic foundation base
It makes my skin look smoother and makeup last longer. Foundation and concealer doesn't sink into my pores nor does it cause any irritation to the skin. It even works for my Bare Escentuals mineral foundation, which otherwise would cake and melt into my skin and magnify my pores without a primer or with a lotion primer. The Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel smooths out my large pores, uneven skintone, softens fine lines. And it is gentle on the skin enough to be used every day! I haven't experienced any breakouts ever since I started using this as a face primer.
5. Colorless and Odorless
It is colorless, so it won't stain if you accidentally get it on your collar. Odor-wise, it has a very faint kerosene-like smell which will disappear once your apply it on your face.
It doesn't bother me that the Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel really is a remedy for 'prevention and relief from chafing and irritation in intimate, delicate areas like the inner thigh, bikini area, and under arms and breasts'. No big deal, really. It's just like how saliva is the best way to ease itch from a mosquito bite. If it works for me, *shrugs*, I'm all for it! =D
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Mother Fucker
Old Mother Fucker of Calcutta, (August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity. Fucker's work among the poor of Calcutta made Fucker one of the world's most famous people, and it was widely thought of that Fucker will be canonized shortly before her tragic death in 1997. Later that year, Playboy named her Person of the Year.
Fucker was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October 2003, hence Fucker may be properly called Blessed Fucker by Catholics. Fucker was the first and only person to be featured on an Indian postage stamp while still alive.
Fucker was also known for Fucker's books about Christian spirituality, prayer and fuck you, some of which were written together with Fucker's close friend Frère Roger. While for some, Fucker was the embodiment of a "living saint," others such as Christopher Hitchens, who believed Fucker to be "a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud," have raised questions about Fucker public statements, working practices, political connections, and funding terrorism. Are you fucking mad?
Dictionary Definition[edit]
Mother Fucker: noun that acquired in time wide moral connotations, due especially to the subjective complexity of the term "mother". Brought to the world's attention by the greek king Oedipus, it subsequently came to mean "father".
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids came up with the term "motherfucker" after the North Philly white catholic priest tickled each of their balls gently until they bled. He did that while he was having sex with his mother.
"Youse a bitch ass motherfucker! HEY HEY HEY!"
"Yippie Kay-Yay, Mothafucka!"
Alternate Meanings[edit]
The purports of the term have diversified dramatically in in this fast pacing world:
- Mother of Anton Fucker, the man who devised the means to screw people through an airplane propellor;
- Sexy dude; attractive person;
- Postman;
- Neighbour from the above floor who comes home drunk late at night, and accidentally opens the wrong door;
- General manager (if mother is a secretary);
- Misa activist - esoteric, yoga based practices follower;
- Jehovah's Witnesses;
- You, if you don't check your mother is really gone, while you're making love to your girlfriend in your parents' dark bedroom. This is sometimes also referred to as "brother fucker", or God knows what else;
- Michael Jackson. Not likely, but who knows what that bugger's up to;
- Brad Pitt. Also, possibly Angelina Jolie. These are the Christmas mother fucker editions. While in America, people must pay extra attention;
- Melissa Etheridge. Why do you think your mother has taken a sudden interest in guitar, dude?;
- A tall black-man, called Bassulu. Noticed any such characters around your building lately? You may start asking them for allowance.
- The love between mother and son.
Since the world has gone increasingly evil, this term has been lately extended to include almost everybody.
In Romania, a close related activity to the above acceptances is muie. thats nasty
Philogelos describes a typical case. An intellectual during the night ravished his grandmother and for this got a beating from his father. He complained: "You've been mounting my mother for a long time, without suffering any consequences from me. And now you're mad that you found me screwing your mother for the first time ever!"[1]
List of All-Time Mother Fuckers[edit]
- Samuel L. Jackson
- John Travolta
- Clint Eastwood
- Bill Clinton
- George W. Bush
- The Punisher
- You
- Mel Gibson
See also[edit]
|Four Letter-Words
|The A Word • The AH Word • The B Word • The BS Word • The C Word • The D Word • The E Word • The F Word • The other F word • The G Word • The H Word • The I Word • The J Word • The K Word • The L Word • The M Word • The MF Word • The N Word • The Other N Word • The Other Other N Word • The Ñ Word • The O Word • The P Word • The Q Word • The R Word • The S Word • The T Word • The U Word • The V Word • The W Word • The X Word • The Y Word • The Z Word


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For teachers, the business of education has become even more of a business
The Asahi Shimbun and NHK recently ran features about the changing job situation for high school teachers, specifically those who work for private institutions. According to education ministry figures, there are about 90,000 teachers working at private high schools nationwide, a number that has stayed about the same since 2001.
About 34,000 of these teachers were considered "non-regular" in 2011, meaning they were either hired directly by the schools on a yearly contract basis or obtained through temporary human resources companies. That number represents 36.8 percent of all private high school teachers, whereas the portion of public school teachers who are non-regular is 19.7 percent.
Furthermore, since 2001, the number of regular teachers in private high schools has decreased by more than 4,000, mainly the result of attrition through retirement, while the number of non-regular teachers has increased by 2,800. During the same period, the number of students attending private high schools has dropped by about 15 percent, while the number of private high schools hasn't changed.
Private high schools are under pressure to maintain enrollment just to stay solvent, and one of their main incentives to attract students is student-teacher ratios, the smaller the better. So even as the number of students declines, these schools have to maintain staff numbers, a situation that puts more strain on their budgets. They have to cut expenses wherever they can, and since 70 percent of a private school's expenditures goes to personnel, teacher pay is the obvious target for rationalization.


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Then choose the internationally successful model, the virtual office!
A virtual office provides a business address for your company without actually renting office space. It is a particularly interesting option if you travel a lot, work from a home office or do not want to use your private address for your business. You will receive a dedicated, local telephone number for your business and calls will be answered by professional call handlers who can either take messages or forward the calls to another number. You can choose from a range of extra services to create a tailor made package which meets your needs.
These include postal and parcel service, access to meeting rooms, the reception of your guests for meetings and access to hot desks.
A virtual office provides the following advantages:
- Prestigious business address in prime location
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Q: Is it true that you need $1 million saved to live through your 80s? If you withdraw 5% a year, that's just $50,000 a year.
A: A $1 million retirement kitty may work for some, but not for others. It all hinges on how much your expenses are, and how much you withdraw each year.
The only way to figure out your expenses is, well, to figure out your expenses. If you can live on $50,000 a year after taxes and Social Security, then $1 million is a good amount.
Figuring out how much to withdraw is tricky as well. You're using the 5% rule of thumb. Like most rules of thumb, the 5% rule has many, many exceptions. Let's take a closer look.
INVESTING: 3%? 4%? 5%? How much to take for retirement
The basic premise is that if you take a 5% initial withdrawal from your portfolio, you can increase that withdrawal by the amount of inflation each year without running out of money. It's an extremely conservative rule of thumb, because if you run out of money at 80, you have precious few ways to get more money.
How conservative is it? Suppose you started with $1 million, took out $50,000 at the beginning of each period, and earned 5% a year on your savings. Each year, you increased your withdrawal by 3% to offset inflation.
At the end of 20 years, you'd have about $430,000 left in your account, and your last withdrawal would have been $87,675 — which gives you some idea of how much inflation erodes your income.
Much of the calculation hinges on how much you earn, of course. You can't get a 5% return from bank CDs or money funds these days. In fact, if you earned just 1% a year on your portfolio — about what CDs pay now — you'd run out of money by year 17.
RETIREMENT: Get all the latest news, tips on planing and living in retirement
For that reason, you need a mix of stocks, bonds and cash in your retirement portfolio. It's the only hope of getting a return of 5% or more over the long run. At current savings rates, your portfolio isn't going to outlive you.
You can also tweak your withdrawal rates, forgoing an inflation increase when your portfolio is down for the year –- or even a pay cut. But there's no single formula that will keep you from running out of money. In today's world, you have to manage your money just as carefully in retirement as you did while you were working.
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CHARITY fundraisers are set to take part in a special county-wide dinner event in a bid to help life-limited children and their families.
Inspired by the success of the Great Dorset Dinner five years ago people from all over southern England will gather for the renamed Great Wessex Dinner covering Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset to help three charities.
The money raised will be split between Naomi House, Jacksplace and Julia's House.
Now organisers are searching for the next Heston Blumenthal or Raymond Blanc from Wessex to take part and have invited anyone and everyone to host a dinner at their own home to help raise as much money as possible.
Paul Morgan, fundraising manager at Naomi House, said: "We are really excited about the Great Wessex Dinners event and hope that hundreds of people will show their support for local life-limited children and their families by hosting a delicious dinner for friends and families."
Included among those hosting a Great Wessex Dinner is Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, and Charlotte Townshend who helped to launch the event at her Dorset estate, Melbury.
Julia's House ambassador and chairman of the organising committee, Russell Lucas-Rowe, said: "This time it's an event that everyone across Wessex can get involved with, whether they live in a massive mansions or a bijou flat. This is going to be the dinner party of the year."
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"Feminine Mystique" at 50
Harvard Community Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Kennedy's Assassination
Harvard will host a series of events to honor the legacy of President John F. Kennedy '40 on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Radcliffe will host a screening of the film, "Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy."
The Week Ahead: Theater, Galleries, and Museums
Panel Hails 50th Anniversary of Friedan's "Feminine Mystique"
Abbate Named University Professor
Carolyn Abbate RI '06, one of the world's most accomplished and admired music historians, has been named to become a University Professor, Harvard's highest honor for a faculty member. In 2005, she came to Harvard as the Fanny Peabody Professor of Music and served as the first Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute.
Community Works Explores Women in Poverty at the Schlesinger Library
Marking seven years of collaboration between the Radcliffe Institute's Schlesinger Library and Community Works of Boston, the library hosted a program, "Women Living in Poverty," with seven activists who lead organizations combating poverty and its cruel effects. The event remembers Kip Tiernan, founder of Rosie's Place, whose papers are among the Schlesinger Library collections.
Technically, You Are What You Wear
Marriage Equality at 10
In the Philippines, Clouds of a Different Colour
A Globe and Mail Op Ed on the typhoon and political climate in the Philippines by Radcliffe Fellow Miguel Syjuco, who was born and raised in Manila.


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Wholesale 3mm (US size 2) 1 Pair Beaded Bamboo Knitting Needles/Crochet Hook
Choose your length and bead end to make your perfect pair of needles.
All needles are bespoke and made to order so feel free to order any of the beads that are available for the needle size (not all of the beads fit all the sizes, so if the bead you have fallen in love with is not on the list for this size, please don't be downhearted, there are plenty more to choose from).
We have a massive range of beads displayed in our Bead Options tab, or if you already know what you would like choose from the options above.
WE HAVE ALL OUR BEAD OPTIONS ON ONE PRODUCT NOW SO ALL BEADED NEEDLES/HOOKS FOR THIS SIZE ARE HERE! HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON BEING ABLE TO SHOW YOU THE BEAD, SO FOR A SHORT WHILE PLEASE HAVE A LOOK THROUGH THE PICTURES TO FIND YOUR CHOICE (they will not automatically appear as like our other products as we have so many options, we are sorry and we are working really hard to rectify this, but please feel free to be able to buy them all the same, if you need any help please do ask!)
If you belong to a knitting group or take your knitting out and about with you then these are definitely for you! wait for people to ask 'where did you get those from?' as I guarantee no one will have ever seen these before. They are unique, beautiful and extremely light...go on treat yourself!
Why bamboo?
Bamboo is great as its very smooth and the more you use them the smoother they become. bamboo is great also for people who suffer from arthritus and similar problem with the hands as the needle warms up to the touch. they are also great for those who have family who really dislike hearing the click clicking of needles whilst they're trying to watch tv or relax.


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New in 2017: Future of Marines' gender integration plan uncertain
It remains to be seen whether President-elect Donald Trump will halt the U.S. militarys ongoing efforts to open all combat jobs to women.
Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, Trumps nominee for defense secretary, has voiced skepticism about the Defense Departments gender integration efforts.
We have to be very careful that we do not undercut the military battlefield effectiveness with shortsighted social programs, Mattis told Military Times in September.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller told reporters in December that he has no idea if the next administration will reconsider gender integration efforts.
No one has mentioned it to me, he said on Dec. 7. Ive heard people speculate on it. I dont do speculation. Until the 20 th of January, weve been told what to do and were in the process of doing it.
Currently, all 337 Marine Corps military occupational specialties are open to women, said Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Philip Kulczewski.
Regardless of any demographic qualifier, any person who is qualified has equitable opportunity to volunteer to serve in any occupational specialty or unit, Kulczewski said. Standards and codified physical requirements are in place ensuring that we will be able to field America's crisis response force that is ready to fight and win for this nation.
As of November, about 180 female Marines were assigned to jobs that had been restricted to men only, said Maj. Garron Garn, a spokesman for Manpower & Reserve Affairs. Those jobs include both combat arms and non-combat arms, he said.
A total of 31 female poolees have signed a contract to train for jobs that had been closed to women, said Marine Corps Recruiting Command spokesman Jim Edwards. Sixteen of those women have shipped to recruit training so far and the other 15 female poolees are expected to begin training later in fiscal 2017, he said.
Women have successfully met the gender neutral standards to join infantry and artillery units, but, so far, none of the 30 women who have attempted the Marine Corps grueling 84-day Infantry Officer Course has passed.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus assured Marines in April that the Marine Corps would not lower standards to allow women to join combat jobs.
Let me repeat that: Standards will not be lowered for any group to get through, Mabus said at Camp Pendleton, California. Standards may be changed as circumstances in the world change, but they'll be changed for everybody.
During a visit to IOC. Mabus was asked what would happen if no woman has been able to pass the course five years from now, he said.
My response was: No woman made it through IOC, Mabus said. Standards arent going to change.
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Will be interesting to see what happens. I expect, Mad Dog will get the joint chiefs together, listen to their viewpoints on the subject, and then take it from there. He may leave it up to the individual services to decide how they want to proceed. Either way, I trust his judgement (do not trust the bean counter Ash Carter's judgement).
I agree with your assessment TT, it will be interesting to see where this will go...
I personally think perhaps the world has had enough of the "PC" branding...
I know I have, we shall see...
One problem is, female contracts for combat arms have already been signed. Legally speaking, don't know if those can be ignored.
It will be interesting to see how this develops. I also trust Mattis, and think he will do what he thinks is best.
GOSH, i hope Gen Mattis has a favorible influence
on this outcome ...
trans-gender/ cross gender / females / and wannabeBennyBoys.
Calogne whifting this way and that........
sure gonna be a lota stiffies to use as tent pegs that won't need
be driven to hold onto muddy hillsides in monsoon season...
then again ...
ever notice how few good looking WM's
there were ?
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April 18, 2013
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
Thanks to you and the wonderful support the Windermere Foundation has received so far this year, we have disbursed $357,000 to qualifying social service organizations dedicated to providing services to low-income and homeless families throughout the Western U.S.
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April 03, 2013
Building Better Communities – March Edition
Posted in Collections and drives by Marilou Ubungen
Windermere offices throughout our network work with local organizations year-round to raise money for the Windermere Foundation and their local communities. In 2011, we launched the "Building Better Communities, One Home Sale at a Time" campaign, to raise awareness for some of the amazing community partnerships our offices and agents have developed.
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Andrew Greene enters his sixth season with the ETSU men's basketball program, and his fifth as Director of Basketball Operations
Greene's main responsibilities include day-to-day basketball operations, scheduling of team travel and meals, coordinating team community relations events, organizing film exchange, production of scouting reports and tapes, and taking care of all administrative needs. He is also in charge of planning, organizing, and directing all aspects of the Murry Bartow Buccaneer Basketball Camps which take place in the summer.
The Ronda, N.C., native was a double major at the University of North Carolina, earning his bachelor's degrees in Exercise and Sport Science and Psychology in 2006. He received his master's degree in Sport Management in 2008 from ETSU.
Greene began his tenure in Johnson City serving as a Graduate Assistant for the 2007-08 Buccaneers team, a squad that finished 19-13, but he has since seen the Bucs eclipse the 20-win mark and earn trips to the postseason in three of the last four seasons (2009, 2010 and 2011).
He comes to ETSU after gaining valuable experience serving as a manager for the University of North Carolina's men's basketball program. His duties included involvement in daily practices for the Tar Heels, as well as coordinating game-day procedures for the team. While in Chapel Hill, Greene spent several years under the tutelage of the Carolina system, coaching at the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball School. He has also been an instructor at camps throughout the southeast, including the William and Mary and Pfeiffer summer camps. Prior to his time at UNC, Greene played collegiately at Wilkes Community College, a member of NJCAA Division 1.


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It Is So Simple:
The History: This is my story and I'm sticking to it… for now.
Pure joy to create… I mostly used a pallet knife… I can still feel the fluidity of the lines as I painted them… it flows in many directions, from the center of the canvas, I loved the challenge of using only black and white paint to express the vibrancy and life I found in the orange & red, Happiness paintings. I did this one shortly after reading the second Abarat book by Clive Barker and I feel his influence on it. You want to see this one up close, to see the waves of paint and how they flow like a rain drenched window.
The Technique: How I did this awesomeness!
The outlines were drawn on the gessoed in charcoal then I began to play. Filling in the large areas of the figure with color and leaving it thin enough to dry faster, but not too fast, so I can mix the oils with highlights and shadows as desired. The background was next and I did a big no-no on it… I used my fingers. I don't recommend this, especially if you are using paints with lead or cadmium in them. I finished using a liner brush (not my favorite kind of brush, for it requires a steadier hand than mine) to outline the figure in black.
The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of…
The strongest influences here are the paintings of Clive Barker, done for his Abarat series and my deep love of African art. The purity of expression is all emotion for me. What do you see in it?
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What inspires an artist?
"All they see" is the first and most literal answer.
For me, that is literally hundreds of gallery & museum exhibits, thousands of books, and tens of thousands of images online.
When asked where to start a book collection, I almost always recommend these art bibles: Janson's "History of Art" OR Phaidon's "The Art Book" Both give a nice overview with good pictures. Once you've discovered what you are attracted to there most, you can then dig deeper into that area.
If I had to pick only a few of my major influences, which is a very difficult task, it would be Modigliani, Picasso, Van Gogh, & Andrew Wyeth. Here are a few of the best books I recommend from them.
Modigliani: Drawings 102 Colour Plates
Picasso: The Man and His Work – Part 2
Picasso Line Drawings and Prints
Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook:
Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In:
Here are a few others from my personal library, I return to over and over again.
Léger: Modern Art and the Metropolis
Original Sin: The Visionary Art Of Joe Coleman
Vilallonga : les lieux du rêve =: Vilallonga : cloister of dreams
If you have the time, you are free to visit my GoodReads library to see a fraction of the books I've read. The ones I remember, that is. Or you can visit the ever growing collection of images on my Pinterest account.
The Materials: Quick! Order this stuff right now, AND You too can make masterpieces!
Oil Paint Supplies:
Stretched Canvas: The Review: Sargent brand offers a double primed surface, which allows you to use less paint on the painting and to take advantage of the pure white for building up layers and depth. As you get more comfortable with your materials, you may find something that suits you better. I get a private label brand at my local Omer Des Serres:
nb: I put a sample of a different size as a link to buy some and you can get these in almost any size!
Oil Paints: Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Color is the brand I've used most commonly for the basic colors. Like many painters, you will need a large tub of Liquid white and a big tube of black too. As you develop your mixing skills, you may choose others in large quantities. Paints with higher quantities of Cadmium, Sink, or Lead tend to have more vibrant colors but are much more toxic to use. Warning: if using these, never sharpen your brush with your mouth or fingers… actually, this is a good rule for all paints.
Brushes: The Review: It's best to have natural fibres, like Hog hairs – 100% Pure Hog Hairs = No Shedding. Make sure to have some paint thinner nearby while working to help keep the brushes clean. Don't let them get gummed up. With care quality brushes will last many years. It's handy to have a large selection of brushes like the one in this kit: Fan: Size 4, 8 Flat: Size 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 30 Round: Size 2, 6, 8, 12, 14, 20, Flat Brush: Size 5.
Pallet Knives: A basic set is more than enough to work with, but there are a many marking effects that can be accomplished with the stranger looking ones… so go ahead and have some fun. Here are two sets I recommend for their variety, flexibility, and quality: 1- 5 Pcs Artist Painting Palette Oil Paint Knives Spatula Set, 2- Raih 9 Stainless Steel Special Effect Painting Knife Set Pallet Artist's Spatula
Paint Thinner: You can go all out and get the Speedball Art Products Mona Lisa 1-Gallon Odorless Paint Thinner. The lack of door helps work in smaller studios and it keeps well for a long time, if well capped. If you are working in a well ventilated area, you can grab some paint thinner from the local hardware store. Keep it in a mason jar and use it as you paint to help keep the brushes clean.
Note: You should be able to clean the brushes with dish soap, after you've been soaking them in thinner. Just wear thick rubber gloves so as not to get the paint and chemicals on your skin. It will irritate it and get absorbed into your system.
Paint Mixing Pallet: Get a wood one, it is easier to maintain with oils. Any local art supply store will have inexpensive ones in various sizes. If it feels comfortable to hold, get that one!
Photoshop for Mac: The Review: You could use the free " MAC Photos" program or Picassa and get similar results, but Photoshop offers you the flexibility of presenting yourself as a pro photographer, like no other program. There's a reason it's considered the best of the best, after all. So, this allows you the possibility of selling this service to others and funding more of your creativity.
Apple MacBook Pro 15.4″ Laptop: The Review: You may choose to get an iMac for the bigger screen, and I couldn't disagree with the beauty of working with the 24" screen. I picked the laptop, because of the need to be mobile and the flexibility of multi-purposing it to use for client demos. As an alternative to the weight of this model, I would suggest the MacBook Air 13". Most of us have become accustomed to mobile device size screens and it is much easier to carry around.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6 DSLR: The Review: My first DSLR camera was the EOS Rebel T3. This one is vastly superior to the old model. Canon has a well deserved reputation of having top rated cameras. It requires a little play time to master it, and that time will be lessened by defining a clear idea of what you want to do with it, then jumping on YouTube for the multitude of How To videos. If you want a smaller camera to carry around, try Canon EOS M10 Mirrorless Digital Camera OR go small & powerful with the Canon PowerShot Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD & built in wifi.
Canon PIXMA MX492 Inkjet Printer:The Review: For me this has been the easiest to use for cleaning and cartridge replacement. It works reasonably well with recycled inks and the wireless is easy to set-up. The Canon has worked best for me on ink usage. When purchasing printers, always consider the cost of ink replacement… for the most part, this is the big difference right now in printers. For big reproduction lines it is better to outsource. For scanning, they are as good as the camera in them… this is one reason I'm a fan of Canon products. It does do a nice job on printing photos on good photo paper, and the black print is crisp and clean, provided you do regular cleanings and keep it dust free.


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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Powerball jackpot is at a record $550 million. And while your odds of winning are about one in 175 million, a lottery expert said he has a few tips that may increase your chances.
Richard Lustig has won seven lottery grand prizes, and although he says he isn't sure of the exact total of his winnings, it is in the millions of dollars.
"Luck has nothing to do with it," he says. "I am a guy who started playing it like everyone else. When I won my fourth grand prize I knew I was onto something."
Lustig details the method he claims can help you hit the jackpot in his book "Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery."
To get started, he said players should start thinking of the lottery as your job, which means playing every week. Part of "playing smart," he said, is sticking with a budget and only buying the number of tickets you can afford.
"You don't want to wake up Thursday morning and realize you're a loser and then pull your hair out trying to replace the money you spent," Lustig said.
And what about the numbers? Should Lotto players choose their own or let the computer do all the work? While Powerball's website says 70 to 80 percent of winners are from Quick Picks, Lustig said that is not the way to go.
"Every time you buy a Quick Pick, the set of numbers is unique, which always puts you at the worst odds, one in 175 million."
Lustig said there is no right or wrong way to pick numbers, but it is key to do research to determine if the "numbers" are good. He said he details how to do this is his book.
And when you do cash in, Lustig said winners should use one-third of the money for bills and savings, one-third for fun and one-third for more lottery tickets.
"Don't play for greed. Play smart," Lustig said.
Jeremy Elson, a senior researcher at Microsoft, said it's OK to dream, but don't quit your day job just yet.
"Mathematically, its not a good bet to buy a lottery ticket even though the jackpot is very large," Elson said. "You could line up 175 million pennies on the road from Los Angeles all the way to Chicago and just a single one of them has an X on it. You have the same chance of winning the lottery as taking a road trip stopping alongside the road as a random place flipping over a penny and finding the X."
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Staff Picks: Where Do You Pig Out in Chicago?
Our favorite dishes.
Sure, we love to casually graze on dainty small plates, but there are those rare occasions when all that fussing over a forkful just doesn't cut it. Perhaps we just ran a marathon or simply passed on last night's dessert. Regardless, the reason isn't as important as the fact that we need to eat a WHOLE LOT OF FOOD RIGHT NOW.
Though pigging out immediately conjures up enormous piles of pork with nary a green thing in sight, that's not the only way to feast. In fact, a number of our writers picked out meals where meat wasn't even the star. Perhaps it's the simple sight of some vegetables that helps lower our guard, allowing us to think we are being reasonable, when in fact we're anything but.
Check out how our writers like to pig out by clicking on the slideshow. Did your favorite place not make the list? Let us know!
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Vampire Diaries Season 3 Episode 14 recap
Whoo. Whew. Is everyone OK?
Let's calm and ease in by talking about these Entertainment Weekly covers. I mean, damn. I obviously prefer the Elena/Damon one (and discussion on the symbolism of the white sheet can go on for hours), because obviously, but there was a comment on the EW site that the relative nudity of that one really made her sure that Ian and Nina are really a thing. Also, Dobrev herself was a little twitchy yesterday on Twitter about the fact that her parents had yet to see them…heh.
I do wonder, in these kinds of situations, where people who are together in real life are together onscreen: is your mad face the same when you're acting as when you're not? Can you tell what's coming, emotionally, by the way her face crumples when she's about to cry, and so you also start to cry? We know it can add to the chemistry, but what else does it do? Is it tense and difficult, after a long day of telling each other you don't love each other? What if the sight of your boyfriend in the International Clothiers style blue shirt repulses you? Could you have petitioned wardrobe for a T shirt so that you could do the scene the way you needed to?
Thankfully, both Stefan and Damon get into formalwear right away and we head to the ball, and thank God this show never shies away from the showiness. Because when 18-year-olds and thousand-year-olds are consorting, it really doesn't matter which dance they're doing – it all comes down to the same thing: figuring out who's with who, and being disappointed when the person you're straining your neck to see over your shoulder isn't straining back at you.
Re: strain – I'm sorry, I'm just not feeling it for Matt, at all. It's hard for me to understand what's keeping him in Mystic Falls as opposed to pulling a Jeremy and going anywhere else where he could have a prayer. Having him spend 3 minutes a week with Elena doesn't convince me they're friends and having him WHINE ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE doesn't make me believe he's battling the same game of life and death the others are. I feel like he's the Xander in this scenario with about 1/12th the charisma (no pun intended, Buffy nerds). It's not doing anything for me unless he soon becomes the lord of them all – which I don't anticipate.
Having said that, I believe his friends' concern for him is real. I believe Caroline's concern for everyone is real. She will never let you forget she's Miss Mystic Falls, which I love, but she's open and up front about everything, and always has been. This is what saves these Mystic Falls people - they can't tell a lie. They're honest when they're jealous, when they're mean, when they're lonely. The only part that felt a little false to me was all the talk of Caroline's dad. If they're going to mention it so much, she should have been a little more broken up. Or don't mention it? It felt a little strange. But it felt perfectly 18-year-old girl to wear the dress and the bracelet he gave her and still let him know he wasn't getting anything out of her – that she wasn't obligated to simper and suck up at all.
Elena on the other hand… but we'll get there in a minute.
The first family (Mikaelsons – heh) is more interesting than I thought they'd be, but in a way I wish they'd been here earlier. Klaus is so muted in the face of all the brothers that I resent them for not having shown up earlier, although I can't totally pin down what Mama's game is – she trusts Finn and his Ken Doll haircut more than the others? When they all die, who does she become? I have to say I got shivers when she talked about how her children were an 'abomination'. That's the thing about this show. It waits, it bides its time, there are weeks of frivolity, and then suddenly you're not sure if some of the parents are on The Vampire Diaries or Fox News. They pick their moments really, really nicely.
As it is, Finn looks like the second or even third brother I suspect of having some weird mommy issues, and it looks like when he takes himself out the whole family tree will go with him. Juicy. Why do I think Caroline's devotion to Tyler – and respect for Klaus – might be what gums up these whole works?
So Elena is an accomplice and knocks Damon out to get her mission done. She's getting craftier, and I'm happy about that. Lying to Elijah? Yes please thank you for finally having some self preservation. Oh, and you guys, haircut or not, I don't get it re: Elijah. The only one of the family who's attractive, other than Klaus, is Kol (and also, I thought they were mispronouncing 'Karl') in my humble opinion.
But what I like about the caught-between-two-Salvatores situation we now find ourselves in is that Elena isn't just being fought over. Whether I like her better with Damon (yes) and found her love with Stefan to be boring and filled with mournful eye-sex (yes) or whether I think she and Stefan have better chemistry as adversaries than they ever had as lovers (also yes), she is a different woman than she was before.
And even though she's still presented as the most beautiful girl ever and Damon gets to grumble "You look beautiful, as if it wasn't obvious" (How would it be obvious? Do vampires get erections when they don't need them?) , what I love about what's going on is that even as Damon loves her, Elena is chasing Stefan. This is somewhat unique. She follows him, she begs him to love her again, to feel again. She's not quite wearing sexy clothes so he'll notice her, but being all daring and dramatic and knocking out Damon to impress her – that's what this is. It's totally teenage behavior, and I love it. If she can just convince him that he loves her, then maybe she can work everything out, and as for the other, well, he's gonna love her forever so there's time enough to deal with that when she's not busy.
Except I imagine that's going to change.
Because Damon slammed Rebekah up against a wall – and they both liked it. Filled with rage, sure, but it doesn't mean it lacked passion.
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October 10, 2011
The American Revolution, in no small part, was a repudiation of the central banking tyranny exported to the New World by the Bank of England. Few legacies have grown more despotic than the consequences of living under the rule of fractional reserve banking. Many good willed conservatives understand that the system is imploding. Some envision a second American Revolution that expels the remnant Tories that have hijacked our Federalism separation of powers form of government. Woefully, the prospects for a States Rights revolt are slim. However, the scenario of a domestic French Revolution style carnage is brewing with every escalation of the pompous arrogance worthy of a Jean-Joseph, marquis de Laborde or the manipulative usury of the House of Rothschild.
The eruption of populist outrage is long overdue. The lack of objective mainstream media coverage is expected. Their attempt to spin the natural disguise for a corrupt establishment in the hearts of sincere and persecuted citizens is typical. The elite's message is that they will either control the movement, or at the very least, strip it from any positive synergism. Send in the clowns, like Michael Moore. Wall Street Capitalism: A Love Affair explains the hideous agenda of the clueless socialists that condemn all things Wall Street, while advancing the ultimate goals of the New World Order globalists.
Street theater no longer is enough. The peasants are rallying their pitchforks, as they storm the Bastille; however, they got their GPS coordinates wrong. The correct address is 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY. That is the location of the dominate Federal Reserve temple. When the public finally comes to grips with the real cause of the unsustainable debt, they will understand that the private central banking system bears the ultimate redress for their sins against America and all humanity.
A Privatised Money Supply, presents an informative analysis.
Assuming a reserve ratio of 1:10 the table below shows how $100 of interest-free government created money (GCM), i.e. cash, is used by the banking system to create $900 of interest-bearing bank-created money (BCM) in the form of loans. The reserve ratio is the ratio of cash reserves (GCM) to deposits (mostly BCM). In our example the banking system consists of 50 banks, but the money creation process would be essentially the same for any number of banks from one to infinity.
Modern accounting uses double entry book keeping where liabilities and assets are kept exactly equal. A bank's liabilities are its deposits. Its assets are its loans (including bonds which are loans to government) and its cash reserves. Here is how the banking system creates money. In column 1 $100 of cash is deposited in Bank 1. Bank 1 creates a $90 loan in the form of a deposit as shown in column 2. This deposit is pure BCM and, because it must be paid back with interest, is an asset. With a reserve ratio of 1:10 the bank puts aside $10 in cash (column 3) to meet cash demands from the person who deposited the $100. The remaining $90 in cash covers the $90 loan. The borrower proceeds to write cheques on his $90 deposit and these cheques get deposited in Bank 2. For these cheques Bank 2 demands and gets cash from Bank 1 until eventually all $90 ends up in Bank 2. (Naturally in real life more than two banks are involved. Thus the transactions are not so simple and orderly as they must be here for explanatory purposes, but everything comes out in the wash to give exactly the same result.) However the original $100 deposit still stands to the credit of the depositor (a liability for Bank 1) even though $90 of it has moved on to Bank 2. And the $90 loan Bank 1 created when it first received the original $100 deposit also stands (an asset for Bank 1). Banks 2, 3, 4, etc. then repeat this process eventually creating $900 of BCM in the form of loans (as shown in column 2) and dispersing the original $100 as cash reserves throughout the banking system (as shown in column 3).
Note that $900 of the $1000 of deposits in column 1 is BCM, i.e. credit created by the banks in the form of loans. (Banks make loans by "depositing money" in your account which you must pay back with interest. Thus they are loan/deposits.) Only the original $100 cash deposit is GCM. One other point. As a loan/deposit gets spent, a deposit in some other bank grows in inverse proportion. Thus the banks have increased the money supply by $900 and not by $1800. That would be double counting. The important points, however, are as follows: this ingenious system is called fractional reserve banking; it creates debt for the sole purpose of enriching the banking class; it is a subtle form of theft; historically it was condemned as a form of usury.
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Column 2
Column 3
Deposits (90% BCM)
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|Cash Reserves (100% GCM)
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Bank 2
Bank 3
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This method of theft operates as the normal course of business. What the banksters do with the money they obtain from debt created money is even more repulsive. All the financial speculative instruments of leveraged trading just compound the heist. So what do these outlaws do with all the money?
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end net result is that they buy, especially at rock bottom prices, all the real assets that the filthy money can purchase. When you think of Wall Street greed, go beyond the usual suspects and focus on the controllers of the assets that are under the hegemony of the central bank. Here lies the reason why the rebellion must remove the engine of enslavement from the landscape for any future financial system of commerce.
Think about who really owns the land, the buildings and the resources in our country. In order to really understand the scope and extent of the economy, the differential between actual Main Street enterprise, that feeds, clothes and shelters the population, is minuscule when compared to the financial assets, both liquid and real property, that is under the command and control of the central bank.
Most individuals do not own property encumbrance free. Most debt is owed to the banksters. The middle class is in a tailspin because the Fed has a zero interest rate policy that effectively diminished your return on capital of your savings to nothing. The same is not true for the banks. The fact that they have in excess of a 2 Trillion Dollars cash hoard on their balance sheets and refuse to lend out money to the general public, demonstrates that the inside money is waiting to pick up even more real assets, when the signal comes for the total collapse.
TARP, QE2 and the Twist are all ploys to enrich the selective banks that are part of the orthodox Fed fraternity. Technically all federal charted banks have an ownership interest in the Fed. Who among us are so naive to think that every bank is equal to the sacredly held corporate interlocking directorates that make and direct monetary policy?
Only when the middle class takes to the streets with a spontaneous civil disobedience commitment that dwarfs the Tea Party movement, will the central banking tyranny be eliminated. All the fraudulent debt that funded the asset acquisitions of crooks must be clawed back. As long as the banksters hide behind the shield of corporation personhood, LLC liability exemption and government guaranteed loans, the ordinary family will continue to be reduced to perpetual and permanent poverty.
What kind of revolution is coming to America? The lesson of the French élan of bloodletting to remove an aristocratic class is not pretty. However, a national discussion needs to concentrate on:
1) Methods of eliminating the Federal Reserve fraud and restoring an honest money system for commerce
2) Repudiation of the corporatist "Free Trade" global business model and a return to a merchant class free enterprise independent domestic economy
3) Confiscation of assets and wealth acquired through illegal systematic RICO style schemes that demand treble damages from their ill-gotten gain
Americans deserve property right protections from the criminal extortion and the cold-blooded offenses that the banksters used, to steal the national wealth. The expanding protest must result in a true restoration of a traditional upwardly mobile society, not an expanded nanny state. The suffocating debt and the profane system that spawned it must end. The term "Citizen" does not apply to elitist plutocrats. If Americans want to stave off a 21st century version, of the Committee of Public Safety, get behind the "Revolt against the Fed". Tear down the House of Rothschild. This is one time the concept of "Reparations" has standing in a legitimate court of law.
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Anybody remember seeing these beauties at Anthropolgie awhile back?
I really like the urban punch these industrial letters give. They are super versatile and look great in any room and in any decor.
As I was nearing completion on my latest project, my laundry/mud room revamp...I thought some of these lovelies would be the perfect accessory for personalizing some hooks I hung.
Always the sucker for knocking off anything I think is over priced, I set out to recreate these preciouses for as little as possible.
I started out with a regular, old paper mache letter {or number or whatever tickles your fancy}. You can get them at any craft store {$2-4.50, depending on what size you choose}.
I grabbed some black and some metallic silver craft paint. {$2-3 each}
and some silver brads {$3 for 50}
Bam! That's all you need to create some industrial chic goodness.
To begin, paint the letter {or number} black
After it is dry, lightly brush over it with the metallic paint.
You want to take care not to put the paint on too thickly. The goal is to allow some of the black base coat to show through.
After this coat of paint is dry, apply one more coat of metallic paint. Again, brushing very lightly. Most of the black should be covered up with the silver paint at this point. But, you should still be able to see some of the black peeking through- giving the letter more depth and the zinc look we are going for.
Now, you could stop here and call it good, or you could add a little industrial bling by applying strategically placed silver brads all over the letter.
Poke a little pilot hole with a sharp utensil of your choosing...I used a little paring knife.
And voila. Paper mache letters that look just like industrial metal letters.
{Also, my little tip for hanging the dears...use adhesive velcro cut into little squares on the back. The letters will stay nice and secure on the wall. This also makes it easy to take down and put the letters back up should you ever need to.}